hmmmmm.. I've never thought of soaking the planks in anything other than water. That might work although I imagine it'd have to be something that isn't super sugary otherwise it'd really burn. wine maybe? A friend of mine smoked some ribs the other day with some scraps of a wine cask and apparently it tasted great.

I bought a couple of planks yesterday, and I am planning on doing some salmon on friday. I bought a steak and a filet. I typically fiip my salmon using my basket, does the fish stick to the plank. If it does are there any easy ways to correct the situation.

You can save considerable money by going to a lumber yard and buying an untreated cedar 1X12. An 8' one can be sawn into 8 12" planks. They may even be willing to do that for you for an extra charge. Scrub them good before use.